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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


SESP graduate student Lisa Weber sips a Revolution Brewing beer over conversation with her husband, Rob Mohler. Mohler, himself a fan of Peckish Pig's house IPA, India Panic Attack, discovered the new microbrewery through a Google search of local bars.

The Peckish Pig, Evanston’s first brewpub, opens on Howard Street

April 2, 2014

Jamie and Debbie Evans, owners of Howard Street's new restaurant the Peckish Pig, want to run a brewpub where people rave about the food as much as the bar. The former partners of The Celtic Knot on...

Tom Fogarty, the brewmaster of Peckish Pig, pours a sample of brown ale at Northwestern’s beachfront in a community gathering event in September. The restaurant will be the first brewpub in Evanston with a scheduled Dec. 1 opening.

City Council passes liquor license for first Evanston brewpub

October 28, 2013

Evanston City Council approved a liquor license on Monday night for the city's first brewpub, bringing it closer to a December opening. The co-owners of Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St., named it after...

Evanston officials eye Keg replacement

April 12, 2013

City officials aren't sweating the future of 810 Grove St., where The Keg of Evanston permanently closed March 31 after a yearlong tussle over its bad rap for underage drinking. During a liquor board...

Evanston releases new report on assistance to low-income residents

February 26, 2013

Evanston released a draft report Friday looking into the city’s use of federal grants to meet community development needs. The consolidated annual performance and evaluation report also proposes key...

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